Irving Thalberg

1899 - 1936  (37 years)    Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Irving Thalberg
  Relationship	with Francis Fox
  Born	30 May 1899	Brooklyn, NY, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Sep 1936	Santa Monica, California, USA
  Person ID	I372781	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family 1	Rosabelle Laemmle,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	During his Universal period
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Norma Shearer,   b. 10 Aug 1902, Montréal, QC, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1983, Woodland Hills, California, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1927
  Children	1. Irving Thalberg, Jr.   2. Katherine Thalberg
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2002
  Family ID	F147741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  started as a secretary in Universal's New York office and quickly became head of its California studio. Thalberg was born in New York City of German immigrant parents. He had a bad heart and was plagued with other ailments all of his life. He was quite intelligent with a thirst for knowledge but, convinced that he would never see thirty, he skipped college and became, at 20, a high-level executive at Carl Laemmle's Universal Studios. In 1924 he became the #2 man under Louis B. Mayer at MGM, the biggest studio in the world. In 1927 he married the actress Norma Shearer, whose career flourished as the wife of the most powerful and respected producer in Hollywood. They had two children; Irving, Jr. and Katherine. Thalberg believed in making quality pictures, as he felt that they brought status and prestige to the fledgling industry. His fragile health gave out on Sept. 14, 1936. After his death the Motion Picture Academy created the Irving Thalberg Award, given for excellence in production.